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Cultures
Languages:
1.slovenian
2.serbro-crotian
Religion:
1.cathlic
2.muslim
Native Dish:
Name:mrezna pecenka
Recipe: Note: Roasted pork and sauerkraut are said to bring good luck on New Year's Day.
Ingredients:
2 pounds pork
1 lemon, sliced
Parsley sprigs
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 pork net
Directions:
    1. Carefully bone the meat and rub it with salt and pepper. Top it with lemon slices and parsley.
    2. Wrap it in pork net and place into a baking tin.
    3. Roast slowly for approximately 1 hour, or until it turns golden brown. Serve warm or cold.
One Celebration or Festival:day of the dead on nov.1st to selebrate dead loved ones
Literacy Rate:
USA: 97
Country:slovenia 99.7
Social Customs:greeting is a kiss on both cheeks
Recreation:sports hiking
Government
Type:parliamentary republic
leader:janez drnovsek
Independence:june 25
When:1991
From Whom:yugoslavia
Economics
Monetary Unit:euro
Exchange Rate:190.85
GDP:
USA: $39,676
Country:slovenia23,400$
Major Industries:
1.military electronics
2.ferrous metallurgy+aluminun
Major Trading Partner:
Imports:german italy
Exports:germany italy
Life Expectancy:
Men:27.84
Women:80.47
Geography
Climate:
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the
plateus and valleys with numerous rivers to the east
Natural Resource:
1. Lignite
2.Coal
3.lead
Physical Features:
1.mountains/Alps
Cover / make uo much of slovenia
2.Mount Triglav
rises 9,393 ft. in this range
Environmental Issues:Sava river polluted with domestic and industrial waters with heavy metal toxic
chemicals polluted air